Philippines: 49 cops face raps for drug raid cover-up

Police Major-Gen Eliseo DC Cruz.- Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA, April 16 (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Forty-nine police officers were found liable for the alleged cover-up of irregularities committed by anti-drug operatives of the Philippine National Police in connection with the seizure of 990 kilogrammes of crystal meth (“shabu”) worth Pesos 6.7 billion and the attempted pilfering of some of the confiscated drugs in October last year.

In a memorandum from the Special Investigation Task Group 990 (SITG 990) dated April 13, the 49 members of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) were “found to have committed criminal and administrative liabilities.” They were directed to surrender their firearms.